A restructure of the Department of Primary Industries will see more than 300 jobs cut across the state.

The Farmers' board says the government needs to clarify what positions are going.

The President Fiona Simpson says there's been ongoing concern from members that they are not getting value for their money.

"So I think certainly there is an understanding out there that something did need to happen," she said.

"That perhaps an overhaul of this whole system was well overdue, that we do need to have a strategic look at the services that are delivered by CMAs, LHPAs, and the DPI, how those services are delivered and what services are needed in particular areas."

She says the State Government needs to clarify what jobs are being cut.

Ms Simpson says farmers also want to know more about the structure of the Local Land Services Board which will be implemented in 20-14.

"Farmers are very concerned out there that the best people within some of these roles will move on.

"What we can only hope is that the government are very clear, soon, about the new LLS model.

"There needs to be very great clarity, about what roles will be available in this new LLS model and to give some of those people assurances that there is a future for them."

The opposition spokesman for Primary Industries Steve Whan says the government has back-tracked on a pre-election commitment.

"It goes directly against the commitments made pre-election in the debates when the then shadow minister promised that there would be no cuts to DPI that there'd be no closures of offices and no loss of face to face services," he said.

"It's very clear that those commitments made before the election have been broken."

He says the process needs to be closely scrutinised by the Minister Katrina Hodgkinson.

Mr Whan says while his government was also forced to cut jobs in the Department, he personally made sure they were not front line positions.

"All budgets are challenging, there's no doubt about that and when we were in government we had challenging situations as well including the global financial crisis.

"But, part of being a good government and part of being a good minister is that when you need to make cuts you actually engage to determine where are the highest priority areas that you should be keeping your personel."